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arxiv: cond-mat/0612423 · v1 · submitted 2006-12-16 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Asymmetry of the work probability distribution

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We show, both analytically and numerically, that for a nonlinear system making a transition from one equilibrium state to another under the action of an external time dependent force, the work probability distribution is in general asymmetric.

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